Example sentences of "stared [adv prt] at the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He frowned and stared down at the grain of the table . |
| 2 | We flew above the skeletal radio mast and I stared down at the row of huge houses . |
| 3 | Tallis stared down at the shard of the ruined statue and with a thrill of pleasure realized that she did : an image of the female in the land . |
| 4 | Wyn-rajathuk rubbed ash between his palms and stared down at the smear of grey lines . |
| 5 | Carrie leaned back in her chair and rubbed the tips of her fingers across her forehead as she stared down at the mass of papers on the kitchen table . |
| 6 | Defeated , Merrill stared down at the sheaf of letters in her hand . |
| 7 | Wendell stared down at the glass of brandy which someone had put into his hands . |
| 8 | Alexandra stared up at the piece of mural nearest her , which showed a rocky little headland , some twisted pines , a stretch of white sand lapped by azure waves . |
| 9 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |